Tinea capitis caused by Trichophyton tonsurans presenting as an obscure patchy hair loss due to daily antifungal shampoo use

• Main Authors: Alita Sombatmaithai (Author), Penvadee Pattanaprichakul (Author), Papapit Tuchinda (Author), Theetat Surawan (Author), Chanai Muanprasart (Author), Lalita Matthapan (Author), Sumanas Bunyaratavej (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Mattioli1885, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tinea capitis is unusual and often misdiagnosed in healthy adults. We report a case of a healthy woman with a several-year history of asymptomatic, bizarre-shaped, non-scarring alopecia. She had used over-the-counter ketoconazole shampoo regularly for a long time. An initial potassium hydroxide prep...